Word details

弱り目に祟り目

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 弱り目に祟り目.

Dictionary

Entry

弱り目に祟り目よわりめにたたりめExpressionFreq #109884
1

Proverb

misfortunes never come singly

Examples
駐禁で切符を切られた直後にUターン禁止でつかまった。運が悪いというか、弱り目に祟り目というか。
It wasn't my lucky day. First, I got a parking ticket and then things went from bad to worse when I got pulled over for making a U-turn.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

weak, frail

10 strokesFrequency 958JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ジャク

Kun

よわ.いよわ.るよわ.まるよわ.める

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

5 strokesFrequency 76JLPT N4Grade 1

On

モクボク

Kun

-めま-

Nanori

さかんさがんさっかさつか

curse, haunt

10 strokes

On

スイ

Kun

たた.るたた.り

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